Halloween is just around the corner, and now is the time to start planning on being the best-dressed person at the party.

Be it children trick-or-treating, or adults finding another excuse to drink weird cocktails in a Gorilla costume, the best part about All Hallows’ Eve is doing yourself up to be as scary or gory as possible.

Tracy Nicholson creates gruesome designs

Many people will, inevitably, just stick some ketchup on their top and be done with it, but if you’re a bona fide scarer, you will need to up your game.

“People seem to be loving the glitter at the moment, so the most popular designs are Sugar Skulls with lots of colour, but it’s great when I can get the liquid rubber out and create 3D designs on people.”

A former florist, Tracy decided to use her flare for design to teach herself how to paint faces and bodies, and has achieved a full-time career from being booked to paint at student nights, parties and even corporate events.